Opioid overdose deaths continued to rise among adolescents and young adults during a recent 5-year period, and synthetic ...

West Virginia had the highest rate of fatal opioid overdoses of any state in 2023, according to a new analysis from KFF.  The analysis is based on finalized 2023 opioid overdose death totals from the ...

Drug overdoses are increasing for the first time in years and health experts are trying to figure out why - Street drug ...

Introduction: A National Shift Worth Examining The United States witnessed something unexpected between 2023 and 2024—a 24% reduction in drug overdose deaths, as reported by the Centers for Disease ...

For the first time in more than a year, street drug deaths appear to be rising across the U.S. according to a new report from the CDC. The latest available data, compiled in January of this year, ...

The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This ...

(When approached for an interview by Scientific American, a CDC spokesperson said ... 25 percent in 2024, though overdoses remain the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 44.

In Kansas, drug overdose deaths fell by 15% during that same time frame. This data comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There were 1,481 drug overdose deaths in ...

Overdose deaths involving opioids decreased from an estimated 83,140 in 2023 to 54,743 in 2024. HealthDay News — Drug overdose deaths decreased by 26.9% from 2023 to 2024, according to ...

Drug overdose deaths fell by 27 percent in 2024, according to the provisional data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The drop represents a significant ...

WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Drug overdose deaths decreased by 26.9 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to provisional data released today from the National Center for Health ...

The CDC credited additional federal resources ... Declines in projected drug overdose deaths occurred in nearly every state, with the largest single-year declines occurring in Louisiana, Michigan ...